Jane Goodall is a remarkable woman who spent much of her life dedicated to the study of chimpanzees. She moved to what is now Tanzania, and spent many years there observing and befriending some of the chimps that live there. As an effect she was entered into their world that is strangely similar to ours. Without the many hours of research and patience by Jane Goodall the window into the world of these chimps would still be quite unclear.
The Start of Understanding In 1957, Jane set out to visit a friend in Kenya. Soon after her arrival, she met Louis S. B. Leakey, an archaeologist and paleontologist who enjoyed Jane's enthusiasm so much, that he made her his assistant and sent her to Tanzania to work closely with the chimps in those parts. He was hoping to discover new information that would lead him to a better understanding of our evolution.
Later, Jane was sent to Gombe, along with her mother to continue her research of the chimps. She found that these chimps prefered to keep to themselves, and that they strayed away from Jane. Eventuallty she found a nice spot to watch them, and noticed that they were not vegetarians as most people thought. She saw them hunting small animals many times.
Soon Jane saw that these chimps were making and using tools. She told Louis Leakey and the two blurred the distinction between human and ape. He then decided to put Jane through school and she enrolled in Cambridge University as a doctoral student.
Gombe Stream Research Center
Jane continued her study on chimps and was on a more personal level with then than most of the other ethologist colleagues. She noticed how they tended not to travel in groups, but as a mother and children or a small group of males. However, these groups did come together at areas with a plethora of food.
Jane soon created the Gombe Stream Research Center alng with her husband. They created chimp-proof buildings and were permemnatly established. Here, they were able to observe the chimps and create a better understanding as to what these animals were up to. Jane saw the chimps at their best and at their worst. She realized that the chimps were very similar to humans in that too could be violent and agressive. She watched and saw how two female chimps, Passion and Pom, were going around and killing young baby chimps. But she also observed orphaned infants being "adopted" by 2 old males. She then understood how chimps had their vicious side, and their caring side.
Jane Today The Gombe Sream Research Center was rapidly growng. Jane kept studying the chimps and learned more about them then she ever expected. She saw that they were able to form close bonds with one another. In 1980, she had a book published about the chimps in Gombe and about chimps in general and their lives. She, along with other chimp biologists, saw the threat that these animals faced and so Jane decided to help save her animal friends in the wild.
Now, Jane has created the Jane Goodall Institute where she works to help save chimps and preserve them in their natural habitat. She has spoken to many people all around the world and has inspired many to help her in her quest. Jane says, “Young people, when informed and empowered, when they realize that what they do truly makes a difference, can indeed change the world. They are changing it already.” jane works in part with the Roots and Shoots programs that works with kids, and teahces them about the problem in their communities and how they can help fix them.
Jane still revisits her friends at the Gombe stream, but she also spends much of her time traveling the world in an effort to save the endangered chimps. Janes life has, and always will be focused on her beloved chimpanzees. Without her our understanding of primates and how we evolved from them wouldn't be as devekloped as it is today. http://www.janegoodall.org
Quotes: "Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference."
"Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved."
"The more we learn of the true nature of non-human animals, especially those with complex brains and corresponding complex social behavior, the more ethical concerns are raised regarding their use in the service of man -- whether this be in entertainment, as "pets," for food, in research laboratories, or any of the other uses to which we subject them."
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Jane Goodall
The Start of Understanding
In 1957, Jane set out to visit a friend in Kenya. Soon after her arrival, she met Louis S. B. Leakey, an archaeologist and paleontologist who enjoyed Jane's enthusiasm so much, that he made her his assistant and sent her to Tanzania to work closely with the chimps in those parts. He was hoping to discover new information that would lead him to a better understanding of our evolution.
Later, Jane was sent to Gombe, along with her mother to continue her research of the chimps. She found that these chimps prefered to keep to themselves, and that they strayed away from Jane. Eventuallty she found a nice spot to watch them, and noticed that they were not vegetarians as most people thought. She saw them hunting small animals many times.
Soon Jane saw that these chimps were making and using tools. She told Louis Leakey and the two blurred the distinction between human and ape. He then decided to put Jane through school and she enrolled in Cambridge University as a doctoral student.
Gombe Stream Research Center
Jane continued her study on chimps and was on a more personal level with then than most of the other ethologist colleagues. She noticed how they tended not to travel in groups, but as a mother and children or a small group of males. However, these groups did come together at areas with a plethora of food.
Jane soon created the Gombe Stream Research Center alng with her husband. They created chimp-proof buildings and were permemnatly established. Here, they were able to observe the chimps and create a better understanding as to what these animals were up to.
Jane saw the chimps at their best and at their worst. She realized that the chimps were very similar to humans in that too could be violent and agressive. She watched and saw how two female chimps, Passion and Pom, were going around and killing young baby chimps. But she also observed orphaned infants being "adopted" by 2 old males. She then understood how chimps had their vicious side, and their caring side.
Jane Today
The Gombe Sream Research Center was rapidly growng. Jane kept studying the chimps and learned more about them then she ever expected. She saw that they were able to form close bonds with one another. In 1980, she had a book published about the chimps in Gombe and about chimps in general and their lives. She, along with other chimp biologists, saw the threat that these animals faced and so Jane decided to help save her animal friends in the wild.
Now, Jane has created the Jane Goodall Institute where she works to help save chimps and preserve them in their natural habitat. She has spoken to many people all around the world and has inspired many to help her in her quest. Jane says,
“Young people, when informed and empowered, when they realize that what they do truly makes a difference, can indeed change the world. They are changing it already.” jane works in part with the Roots and Shoots programs that works with kids, and teahces them about the problem in their communities and how they can help fix them.
Jane still revisits her friends at the Gombe stream, but she also spends much of her time traveling the world in an effort to save the endangered chimps. Janes life has, and always will be focused on her beloved chimpanzees. Without her our understanding of primates and how we evolved from them wouldn't be as devekloped as it is today.
http://www.janegoodall.org
Quotes:
"Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference."
"Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved."
"The more we learn of the true nature of non-human animals, especially those with complex brains and corresponding complex social behavior, the more ethical concerns are raised regarding their use in the service of man -- whether this be in entertainment, as "pets," for food, in research laboratories, or any of the other uses to which we subject them."
"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves."
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